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Junior Golf Kies

Junior Golf Kies

Written by: Matt Kies
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 Junior Golf Kies focuses on helping families navigate the world of junior golf through conversations with players, coaches, and parents. Listen to learn about a variety of topics such as tournament golf, instruction, fitness and recovery, nutrition, college recruiting, college golf, mental training, course management, the path to professional golf, golf in business, and more! Make sure to connect with "Junior Golf Kies" on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube! Have specific topics or guests you want to learn about or learn from? Email: matt@juniorgolfkies.comMatt Kies
Episodes
  • #63 - Jace Derwin - Head of Performance Training, Volt Athletics

    #63 - Jace Derwin - Head of Performance Training, Volt Athletics
    May 6 2022
    Jace is the lead Sport Performance Specialist at Volt Athletics. He was a dual sport athlete at the collegiate level with a degree in Exercise Science, as well as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. Jace focuses on training program design and development of content, manages sport specific programming, and is focused on implementing the newest trends and research in sport performance to the Volt application. Volt is a comprehensive training platform focused on helping people reach their performance goals, whether they’re training for a sport, job, or general health and fitness. In this episode we discuss the Volt platform, sport specific training factors, the balance of training and recovery, quality of training, progressive training, golf specific training movements, and building a foundation of mental strength through physical training.
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    52 mins
  • #62 - Noah Kumar - Florida Southern College Men’s Golf

    #62 - Noah Kumar - Florida Southern College Men’s Golf
    Apr 30 2022
    Noah, a second year golf student-athlete at Florida Southern College experienced a rapid improvement in his golf game when his family relocated to Florida around 2017. He was ranked in the 2000’s on Junior Golf Scoreboard and by 2019, Kumar worked his way up to #92 on JGS and was the #1 ranked player in Florida by the FHSAA. In this episode we dive into his journey to learn more about the path and approach he took to develop his game, achieving incremental success along the way to earn his spot at Florida Southern. We discuss goal setting and planning, practice routines, statistics, course management, keeping your composure and staying level headed, mental focus, and Noah also shares his advice for parents and players.
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    53 mins
  • #61 - Greyson Sigg - Professional Golfer, PGA TOUR

    #61 - Greyson Sigg - Professional Golfer, PGA TOUR
    Apr 22 2022
    Greyson Sigg is currently 125th in the PGA TOUR FEDEXCUP rankings. He’s an Augusta, Ga native and was an All-American at the University of Georgia. Sigg turned pro in 2017 earning status on the Mackenzie Tour-PGA TOUR Canada where he played for 3 seasons before earning his way onto the Korn Ferry Tour. In 2021 Greyson earned his PGA TOUR card after racking up 2 wins, 10 top-10s and 19 top-25s across 35 starts on the KFT. In this episode we discuss his path to the PGA TOUR from getting introduced to the game, junior golf, college golf, and his professional journey. We also talk about patience and perseverance, gratitude, and HAVING FUN with golf, trying not to take it to seriously!
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    56 mins
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